Manzanita Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.70° N 123.94° W

Manzanita 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manzanita sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.3° 

Manzanita surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Manzanita today (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Manzanita at 5AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

Table - waves today at Manzanita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Fri morning).

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.9
SW
9
3
WSW
11
3
W
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
817
737
724
608
531
492
483
426
396
338
286
240
502
1766
1681
926
642
465
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
SW
5
WSW
5
S
15
SSE
5
SE
15
ESE
30
SSE
35
WSW
35
W
35
WNW
15
W
10
NNW
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
glassy
High Tide
11:04PM2.15m
12:04PM2.09m
11:49PM2.19m
12:28PM2.23m
Low Tide
5:17PM0.73m
5:41AM0.11m
5:56PM0.53m
6:13AM0.13m
6:34PM0.34m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:09
7:07
 mm
4
4
1
1
4
2
2
2
2
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
13
17
15
15
13
13
14
15
15
13
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
10
9
9
10
11
16
14
14
11
12
12
10
9
6
7
11
12
12
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